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Mary Alice McClease

Case from New Haven, CT dated Aug 26, 1966

Victim Details

Mary Alice McClease

Female

New Haven

CT

1966-08-26

51

Mary

Alice McClease

07/10/2026

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On a tragic night in New Haven, Connecticut, the life of 51-year-old Mary Alice McClease was violently cut short. On August 26, 1966, a man named Arthur J. Davis entered her home at 16 Northeast Drive armed with a carbine rifle. Without a word, he raised the weapon and fired at McClease, who was sitting in a chair in the kitchen. The quiet evening was shattered by the sound of gunfire that would ultimately claim the lives of six people.

In the moments that followed the initial shot, the s ...
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  • Nov 17, 1966, page 1 - Hartford Courant at Newspapers.com - Newspapers.com
  • Mary Alice McClease (1914-1966) - Find a Grave...
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